Joan
Asseff,
LCSW-S
The University of Texas at Austin
TX,
United States
Joan Asseff, LCSW-S, is the Assistant Dean for Master’s Programs, clinical associate professor, and a Health Interprofessional Education Fellow with UT’s Center for Health Interprofessional Education. Ms. Asseff directs recruitment, curriculum, assessment, advising, and student success in the MSSW and dual degree programs. She is co-chair of the Steve Hicks School’s reaffirmation of accreditation process with the Council on Social Work Education and represents the MSSW program on school and university level committees. She also co-directs the school’s Gerontology Resources and the Aging Community in Education (GRACE) Program, teaching and mentoring students interested in the field of aging.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
Integrating ecological systems theory and trauma-informed care into training offers a novel approach to prepare health professions students to address the complexities of health inequity. A 3-hour training was developed that incorporates these two frameworks and convenes students across nine professions to collaboratively address issues involved with access to care.